The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2152
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.20° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.16° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.